Sugar scrubs and salt scrubs make me happy. When my hands are dry and cracked, there’s nothing quite like a salt or sugar scrub to rub the dry skin away, leaving silky softness. It’s so nice when they’re infused with oils that just rub in, making your hands all nice and smooth. I love to be able to rub lotion in afterwards, feeling the indulgence of it.
Bonfires make me happy. I love sitting around a bonfire with friends, sharing a drink or two, singing, telling stories, maybe roasting hot dogs or marshmallows. I have one friend who put sparklers in her bonfire once. It was cool watching them sizzle and send their spurts of color into the orange-yellow of the bigger fire. (It wasn’t, maybe, the best or wisest of ideas, but it sure was neat.) I love listening to the crackling roaring of it, smelling the woodsmoke, the woodsmoke that can linger for days in your nose or hair or clothing, especially if you’re camping, and don’t get to wash as often. I love the waxing heat, the blazing heat, especially if it’s cold out. It’s like being caught between fire and ice, the freezing and the burning, and there’s just this little island ring between the blaze and the cold, a little oasis of comfort that’s filled with good company and good cheer. And hopefully not filled with June bugs or a surfeit of mosquitoes.
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Had a bonfire this summer and had a great time! I love bonfires too!